Posts by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Dino Rossi Could Notch Rare Trifecta with 2018 US House Bid
Only two major party candidates from Washington have lost general election bids for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House since statehood.
Read MoreHelp Wanted: Open Minnesota Constitutional Offices Abound in 2018
If Lori Swanson does not run for a fourth term next year, Minnesota will have only one constitutional officer seek reelection for just the third time in over a century.
Read MorePennsylvania to hold Nation-Leading 41st US House Special Election Since 1941
No state has held more special elections to the chamber since the year the U.S. entered WW II, and only four states have held them at a higher rate.
Read MoreJanuary 2025 Here We Come
California Democrat Dianne Feinstein’s announcement that she will seek a sixth term in 2018 puts the lawmaker on track to become the oldest female U.S. Senator in history. Feinstein – at 84 years, 3 months, 20 days – is already the second oldest woman to serve in the chamber behind Georgia Democrat Rebecca Felton who…
Read MoreNortham North of 50?
Democrat Ralph Northam has held a fairly consistent lead over Republican Ed Gillespie in polling of Virginia’s 2017 gubernatorial race since the early summer, but few surveys have shown that the sitting lieutenant governor has persuaded a majority of voters over to his side. Libertarian nominee and Mechanicsville attorney Cliff Hyra may not draw as…
Read MoreBruce Rauner Faces Unusual Electoral Peril in Illinois
Republican governors of the Prairie State have lost only one of 13 renomination bids in the direct primary era – and none in 90 years.
Read MoreTom Price’s Historically Short HHS Tenure
Price lasted less than a quarter of the time on the job than the average HHS secretary.
Read MoreDemocrats Eying Pick-Ups On the Plains
It’s been a quarter century since Democrats won U.S. House seats in both Kansas and Nebraska.
Read MoreCan Florida Republicans Finally Win Back-to-Back US Senate Races?
The Sunshine State is one of only three in which the Republican Party has failed to win consecutive races to the nation’s upper legislative chamber.
Read MoreHistory Gives Luther Strange Long Odds in US Senate Primary Runoff
No appointed US Senator has ever won a primary runoff and only two incumbents who placed second in the initial primary have done so.
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